The Null Device

2001/5/18

Just in case you thought that "Jedi" wasn't a genuine religion,
here's proof that it is: the official
homepage of the Australian Jedi religious body. Not only that, but they
have a lawyer to keep the Electoral Commission at bay (or so they say), and
a council they're having elections for:

Hot babes are most welcome, but anyone can join;
you just have to apprentice yourself to a Jedi Master, who
will instruct you in Jedi philosophy. (You can find several Jedi Masters
on the web site.) Or you can join, say that you're a
Master and instruct joiners with lower self-esteem in Jedi philosophy.
Don't know any Jedi philosophy? Just make it up as you go along (think kickflick cod-Buddhism).
Who knows, you might even get laid. (Even if not, you will get a free
email address out of it, so it's not a dead loss.)

You'll need a Jedi name; it's sort of like a goth name or a BBS screen name.
They already have dozens of members, with names like Insane, Ronin, Necronius
and Xenomorph, as well as the usual borrowings from George Lucas. Just make
up something like "Lord Darknezz the Awesome".

If you feel like basing your spiritual beliefs on a Hollywood blockbuster,
you could probably do worse than this.
(via Lev)

The best-laid plans of mice and men:
Tayside Police in the UK who handed out leaflets promoting an anti-drug
web site to schoolchildren were left with egg on their face when they
discovered that the site was a porn site. The privately-run drugsaware.com had gone out of
business, and the domain name was snapped up by a Russian porn operator.

And, speaking of people having egg on their face in Britain:
Splat the MP.
(links via the Reg)